NICOSIA, Cyprus — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus said Monday that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have reached an “understanding” over a contentious road inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone whose construction had stirred up tensions not seen in years. Cyprus government officials said the deal meets the Turkish Cypriot demand for construction of the …
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister accused the United Nations on Tuesday of abandoning its position of neutrality in Cyprus after the Security Council criticized construction work by Turkish Cypriots inside the buffer zone of the ethnically divided island nation and condemned their assault on U.N. peacekeepers. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued its own statement Tuesday, rejecting the council’s position …